I am working on my first android project. i am doing a maos based application. Buty when I launch I am getting the following error “application stopped due unexpected error.
here is my code. if anything more is required plz do let me know I wil post them
import com.google.android.maps.MapView;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
public class map extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
LinearLayout linearLayout;
MapView mapView;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
mapView = (MapView)findViewById(R.id.mapview);
mapView.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
}
}
this is my layout xml. I have given the apikey too.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/mainlayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<com.google.android.maps.MapView
android:id="@+id/mapview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:apiKey="Api key"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
this is my manifest file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="rrj.map"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
<activity android:name=".map"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-permission
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:name="android.permission.INTERNET">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION">
</uses-permission>
</manifest>
the logcat is down please do help me in pointing out the mistake. I don know how to read the logcat
03-11 00:47:32.856: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3209): >>>>>>>>>>>>>> AndroidRuntime START <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
03-11 00:47:32.856: INFO/AndroidRuntime(3209): Heap size: -Xmx18m
03-11 00:47:32.856: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3209): CheckJNI is OFF
03-11 00:47:32.861: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3209): pLocation:english, pLang: en, pRegn: GB
03-11 00:47:32.866: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3209): setted country_code = India
03-11 00:47:32.866: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3209): /system/csc/sales_code.dat ==> cannot open file
03-11 00:47:32.981: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3209): --- registering native functions ---
03-11 00:47:33.206: DEBUG/ddm-heap(3209): Got feature list request
03-11 00:47:33.256: INFO/WynexActivity(1981): WindowOrientationChanged: 0
03-11 00:47:33.371: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3209): Shutting down VM
03-11 00:47:33.371: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3209): DestroyJavaVM waiting for non-daemon threads to exit
03-11 00:47:33.371: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3209): DestroyJavaVM shutting VM down
03-11 00:47:33.371: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3209): HeapWorker thread shutting down
03-11 00:47:33.371: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3209): HeapWorker thread has shut down
03-11 00:47:33.376: DEBUG/jdwp(3209): JDWP shutting down net...
03-11 00:47:33.376: INFO/dalvikvm(3209): Debugger has detached; object registry had 1 entries
03-11 00:47:33.381: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3209): VM cleaning up
03-11 00:47:33.391: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3209): ERROR: thread attach failed
03-11 00:47:33.391: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3209): LinearAlloc 0x0 used 663292 of 5242880 (12%)
03-11 00:47:33.716: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3217): >>>>>>>>>>>>>> AndroidRuntime START <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
03-11 00:47:33.716: INFO/AndroidRuntime(3217): Heap size: -Xmx18m
03-11 00:47:33.716: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3217): CheckJNI is OFF
03-11 00:47:33.721: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3217): pLocation:english, pLang: en, pRegn: GB
03-11 00:47:33.726: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3217): setted country_code = India
03-11 00:47:33.726: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3217): /system/csc/sales_code.dat ==> cannot open file
03-11 00:47:33.886: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3217): --- registering native functions ---
03-11 00:47:34.111: DEBUG/ddm-heap(3217): Got feature list request
03-11 00:47:34.281: INFO/ActivityManager(1905): Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10000000 cmp=rrj.map/.map }
03-11 00:47:34.286: DEBUG/WynexActivity(1981): ----> onSaveInstanceState()false
03-11 00:47:34.286: DEBUG/WynexActivity(1981): ----> OnPause()false
03-11 00:47:34.286: DEBUG/Wynex(1981): ----> OnPauseActivity()
03-11 00:47:34.301: INFO/ActivityManager(1905): Start proc rrj.map for activity rrj.map/.map: pid=3224 uid=10058 gids={3003}
03-11 00:47:34.326: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3217): Shutting down VM
03-11 00:47:34.326: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3217): DestroyJavaVM waiting for non-daemon threads to exit
03-11 00:47:34.326: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3217): DestroyJavaVM shutting VM down
03-11 00:47:34.326: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3217): HeapWorker thread shutting down
03-11 00:47:34.331: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3217): HeapWorker thread has shut down
03-11 00:47:34.331: DEBUG/jdwp(3217): JDWP shutting down net...
03-11 00:47:34.331: INFO/dalvikvm(3217): Debugger has detached; object registry had 1 entries
03-11 00:47:34.336: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3217): VM cleaning up
03-11 00:47:34.351: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3217): ERROR: thread attach failed
03-11 00:47:34.356: DEBUG/dalvikvm(3217): LinearAlloc 0x0 used 673260 of 5242880 (12%)
03-11 00:47:34.421: DEBUG/ddm-heap(3224): Got feature list request
03-11 00:47:34.461: DEBUG/WynexView(1981): (^^) SURFACE DESTROYED
03-11 00:47:34.461: DEBUG/WynexView(1981): (^^) <CONSUMER>: AWKE COMSUMER THREAD TO STOP WORKING
03-11 00:47:34.461: ERROR/WynexView(1981): (^^) <CONSUMER>: THREAD STOP
03-11 00:47:34.471: DEBUG/WynexActivity(1981): ----> onWindowFocusChanged(false)
03-11 00:47:34.471: DEBUG/Wynex(1981): ----> OnWindowFocusChanged()
03-11 00:47:34.596: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(3224): Shutting down VM
03-11 00:47:34.601: WARN/dalvikvm(3224): threadid=3: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001b180)
03-11 00:47:34.601: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{rrj.map/rrj.map.map}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class com.google.android.maps.MapView
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2496)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2512)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2200(ActivityThread.java:119)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1863)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4367)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class com.google.android.maps.MapView
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:513)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:198)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1622)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at rrj.map.map.onCreate(map.java:18)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2459)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): ... 11 more
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.<init>(MapView.java:238)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:446)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:500)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): ... 21 more
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: MapViews can only be created inside instances of MapActivity.
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.<init>(MapView.java:282)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.<init>(MapView.java:255)
03-11 00:47:34.626: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3224): ... 25 more
What jumps out at me 1st is that map activities should extend MapActivity